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From: Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/15] New set of input patches: atkbd - use bitfields
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:58:01 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040422075801.GA585@ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200404220241.11546.dtor_core@ameritech.net>

On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 02:41:11AM -0500, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Thursday 22 April 2004 02:31 am, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 12:57:51AM -0500, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > 
> > > ===================================================================
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ChangeSet@1.1909, 2004-04-20 22:29:12-05:00, dtor_core@ameritech.net
> > >   Input: remove unneeded fields in atkbd structure, convert to bitfields
> > 
> > I think this is incorrect. We cannot set the bits in bitfields
> > atomically, which we need in some cases. We probably need to add
> > volatiles to some of them, too.
> > 
> > 
> 
> I don't think we have a problem with concurrent access here... One group is set
> exclusively in atkbd_interrupt, other one is pretty mich static.

Ok, then. I'll check them one by one anyway.

-- 
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR

  reply	other threads:[~2004-04-22  7:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-04-21  5:49 [PATCH 0/15] New set of input patches Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  5:50 ` [PATCH 1/15] New set of input patches: synaptics cleanup Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  5:51 ` [PATCH 2/15] New set of input patches: synaptics middle button support Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  5:51 ` [PATCH 3/15] New set of input patches: dont change max proto Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  5:52 ` [PATCH 4/15] New set of input patches: lkkbd whitespace Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21 11:39   ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2004-04-21 12:40     ` [New-PATCH] lkkbd: Current version Jan-Benedict Glaw
2004-04-22  7:27   ` [PATCH 4/15] New set of input patches: lkkbd whitespace Vojtech Pavlik
2004-04-21  5:53 ` [PATCH 5/15] New set of input patches: lkkbd simplify checks Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21 11:34   ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2004-04-21  5:54 ` [PATCH 6/15] New set of input patches: atkbd soften accusation Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21 14:13   ` Giuseppe Bilotta
2004-04-21  5:56 ` [PATCH 7/15] New set of input patches: atkbd trailing whitespace Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  5:57 ` [PATCH 8/15] New set of input patches: atkbd - use bitfields Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-22  7:31   ` Vojtech Pavlik
2004-04-22  7:41     ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-22  7:58       ` Vojtech Pavlik [this message]
2004-04-25  6:25     ` Pavel Machek
2004-04-21  5:58 ` [PATCH 9/15] New set of input patches: atkbd timeout complaints Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-22  7:32   ` Vojtech Pavlik
2004-04-22  7:43     ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  6:00 ` [PATCH 10/15] New set of input patches: psmouse rescan on hotplug Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  6:01 ` [PATCH 11/15] New set of input patches: psmouse reconnect after error Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  6:01 ` [PATCH 12/15] New set of input patches: psmouse add protocol_handler Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  6:02 ` [PATCH 13/15] New set of input patches: psmouse sliced commands Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  6:04 ` [PATCH 14/15] New set of input patches: atkbd reconnect probe Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21  6:05 ` [PATCH 15/15] New set of input patches: allow disabling psaux Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-21 12:43 ` [PATCH 0/15] New set of input patches Jan-Benedict Glaw
2004-04-22  6:43 ` [PATCH 16/15] New set of input patches: serio whitespace Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-22  6:56 ` [PATCH 17/15] New set of input patches: serio open/close optional Dmitry Torokhov
2004-04-22  7:29   ` Dmitry Torokhov

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